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PUBLIC LAW 106-181—APR. 5, 2000 114 STAT. 91 SEC. 161. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT CAPACITY ENHANCE- MENTS. Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of Deadline, this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration to implement capacity enhancements and improvements, both technical and procedural, such as precision runway monitoring systems, and the timeframe for implementation of such enhancements and improvements. SEC. 162. PRIORITIZATION OF DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS. Section 47120 is amended— (1) by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL.— " before "In"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: " (b) DISCRETIONARY FUNDING TO BE USED FOR HIGHER PRIORITY PROJECTS.— The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall discourage airport sponsors and airports from using entitlement funds for lower priority projects by giving lower priority to discretionary projects submitted by airport sponsors and airports that have used entitlement funds for projects that have a lower priority than the projects for which discretionary funds are being requested.". SEC. 163. CONTINUATION OF REPORTS. Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note) does not apply to any report required to be submitted under any of the following provisions of law: (1) Section 44501 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Section 47103 of such title. (3) Section 47131 of such title. TITLE II—AIRLINE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS Subtitle A—Small Communities SEC. 201. POLICY FOR AIR SERVICE TO RURAL AREAS. Section 40101(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(16) ensuring that consumers in all regions of the United States, including those in small communities and rural and remote areas, have access to affordable, regularly scheduled air service.". SEC. 202. WAIVER OF LOCAL CONTRIBUTION. Section 41736(b) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: "Paragraph (4) does not apply to any community approved for service under this section during the period beginning October 1, 1991, and ending December 31, 1997.".